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Typography The ABCs of A2: An Interview with Henrik Kubel

03.16.12posted by
The Editors

The ABCs of A2: An Interview with Henrik Kubel

A2-Type spun out of London-based design studio A2/SW/HK in the fall of 2010. The studio was founded by Scott Williams and Henrik Kubel, both members of Alliance Graphique Internationale (AGI). Their type foundry was established to release and distribute over a decade's worth... MORE
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Typography The 1912 ATF Specimen ... Now Available Online!

01.24.12posted by
Patrick Mitchell

The 1912 ATF Specimen ... Now Available Online!

Jonathan Hoefler tweeted recently that he'd found a site that had digitized the American Type Foundry's 1912 Type Specimen book. It's true. If you don't know this book, next time you're at a bar with a typographer, mention that you've... MORE
New Work FontShop Brings 620,000 Fonts to Your iPad

08.03.11posted by
Patrick Mitchell

FontShop Brings 620,000 Fonts to Your iPad

You've had their iconic yellow and black book on our shelves for years. Now it's available on your iPad. FontBook, from FontShop, contains over 620,000 typeface specimens from 110 type foundries. Use the FontBook app to look up and view... MORE
New+Notable Roger Black on the iPad and his Next Enterprise

03.30.11posted by
Josh Klenert

Roger Black on the iPad and his Next Enterprise

Design studio? check.Font foundry? check.Off the shelf magazine templates? check.Fonts for digital platforms? check.Up next in the Roger Black enterprise: Treesaver, a browser-based digital publishing system for multiple screen sizes. A very interesting endeavor considering all the new platforms we need... MORE
Typography Your Moment of Type Zen #9

03.02.11posted by
Gail Anderson

Your Moment of Type Zen #9

More random NYC pix that make me happy. There are so many great moments around the city, and it's been kind of nice to stop here and there to capture a few. I can't imagine what it must be like... MORE
Typography Web Fonts Take The Next Step

08.19.10posted by
Josh Klenert

Web Fonts Take The Next Step

The Roger Black empire grows by one more company: going live today is Webtype--a partnership with The Font Bureau, Ascender, Petr van Blokland, and DevBridge.This new company's goal is to provide quality typography for websites. In the past, for live, searchable,... MORE
Inspiration Up, Down and All Around

02.23.09posted by
Nathalie Kirsheh

Up, Down and All Around

When I'm running out of the subway, walking to work, riding in a cab (which is quite often), I wish I could save a few images captured in my mind of all the various (and interesting/attractive/riveting/compelling) type I see around... MORE
Politics Optima vs. Gotham: Campaign Typeface Smackdown '08

08.20.08posted by
Amid Capeci

Optima vs. Gotham: Campaign Typeface Smackdown '08

There has been much interweb chatter (some of it here! -- Ed.) of not only Hoefler & Frere-Jones's Gotham as the official font of the Obama campaign, but also of a graphic discipline and consistency throughout this election season that... MORE
Old School Roadside Type: Name that Font at 60mph

08.09.08posted by
Amid Capeci

Roadside Type: Name that Font at 60mph

If you are on the Montauk Highway in Amagansett this summer, there are two reasons to pull over at Lunch and grab a quick bite.... MORE